I am starting with mini caselets newsletter (once every month) which is a series of anonymous (real / hypothetical / reality inspired) mini case studies each of maximum 2 pages from my observations of industry happenings – direct / indirect / via news articles / network / friends / problems that people face and such.…… Continue reading Culture in Tier 1 cities for ITES
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We should not be normalizing this
Being direct, frank, authentic and natural self is ok but below is not. We should not be normalizing this: Achieve targets literally at any costRepeated bad behaviour in hierarchyMessing up people’s personal livesUsing words like professionalism & seasoned to avoid doing what needs to be donePlaying mind games with people fresh out of collegeDelegate and…… Continue reading We should not be normalizing this
The other perspective – Social Media – Part 1
Have you realized below points when you don’t find people interested in your social media posts and activities? Its not always lack of interest or dislike that causes someone to be un-interested in your posts. Is your post showing up on their activity feed or wall?Are your interests and likes similar?Does the other person have…… Continue reading The other perspective – Social Media – Part 1
Information Technology culture across company categories – Part 1
Products: High on collaborationCross department deliverablesFocus on specific areas like products, goals and suchThey typically build their own strategyVarious sub-cultures like entrepreneurial, open source, hybrid and proprietary may exist within thisControlled offerings for customersInnovation & creativity is valued highlyR&D is important hereFlexibility in terms of what employees can do beyond the organizationFlat or semi-structured hierarchies…… Continue reading Information Technology culture across company categories – Part 1
Traits of a good Information Technology company – Part 1
Promote merit and people with soft and hard skills both not just technology or soft skills aloneGet them to attend trainings from HBR, MIT Sloan & various business schools from across the world regularlySetup a culture of knowledge sharing, collaboration & team workPlan & design all projects / initiatives in advance with spirit not lip…… Continue reading Traits of a good Information Technology company – Part 1
Productivity hacks for Architects / Designers / Tech Leads
As per my experience, the biggest productivity hacks for Architects / Designers / Tech Leads are not to decide the variables / class names / loops / scope / data types / exception handling / object relational mapping & so on – they definitely are important and should be done, but so are the below…… Continue reading Productivity hacks for Architects / Designers / Tech Leads
Race to be leaner, lighter, faster – limits will hit us
Whether jet engines, aircrafts, IT outsourcing, manufacturing or services there is a race to be leaner, faster, better, higher quality, etc with lesser resources – humans or machines or steel or fibre. In itself its an oxymoron or irony though not always. It actually stops innovation at times. Let us look how: Innovation and peak…… Continue reading Race to be leaner, lighter, faster – limits will hit us
Formula for Successful Innovation Driven Companies in IT industry
There are many formulas to build a successful company: 1. Passion 2. Great investors and board with good mentors 3. Great product 4. Niche skills and services 5. Great legacy 6. Recruit the best, train them, mentor them, give them good career growth, etc. And so on But one that I have observed and learnt…… Continue reading Formula for Successful Innovation Driven Companies in IT industry